Oxford Street’s pedestrianisation must be judged by arrival points, seating,
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam exposes a design conflict: who
A House for Sale, but Not Its Place | Glenn Murcutt
Glenn Murcutt’s vineyard pod is for sale without its land. Does relocation preserve architecture—or turn place-responsive design into a collectible?
Who Remains Responsible When Waste Becomes Landscape?
Fresh Kills’ transformation into parkland exposes a hard question: can public space repair a waste landscape without burying its environmental obligations?
Who Designs the Exit Plan for a Megaproject?
Neom Stadium’s reported shelving exposes a World Cup planning gap. Should megaprojects require fallback venues, phased investment and exit plans?
Can a Replacement Building Inherit an Original’s Identity?
Tokyo’s Yaesu Daibiru redevelopment asks whether Togo Murano’s ideas can survive replacement—and what architectural inheritance leaves behind.
Can Bio-Based Building Be Ordinary Enough to Be Affordable?
Museum Vonk puts affordable bio-based construction on trial. Can hempcrete compete once labour, procurement and specialist expertise enter the bill?
The Best Public Building Might Be Harder to Manage
URBANUS’s Yuehai center provokes a civic design debate: how much operational friction should public buildings accept to make genuinely shared space?
A Street Can Thrive Even When Shopping Doesn’t
North America’s pedestrian-mall revival challenges retail-first urbanism. Can a street succeed as public space even when its shops struggle?
Afsluitdijk: Flood Defence Must Let Life Through
The Afsluitdijk revamp tests whether flood defence can also repair habitats—and whether fish passages deliver ecological change or merely a greener image.
